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Richard Calmes | profile | all galleries >> DANCE GALLERIES >> PERFORMANCE GALLERIES >> Backstage and Warmups >> 56 Dancers in the Air tree view | thumbnails | slideshow

56 Dancers in the Air






With this gallery I have attempted to catch "lightning in a bottle"! That is a dancer at the peak of their extension and height!

These dancers had just finished their warm-up on stage and it was 30 minutes until "curtain". I asked them to take turns performing a "Grand Jete". They lined-up in a pecking order only they understood and off they went one after another. I used my canon 5D set at 1250 ISO and 1/160 with my 70-200 f2.8 lens. After that, Lisa suggested a different jump she called the "Kitri" jump. So the dancers lined-up again, and off they went one right after another!

I must say that I did not catch every dancer at the right moment. But all of these dancers DID perform a beautiful jump. So here they are, 56 dancers in the air at one time!

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wilberelsalvador03-May-2008 05:29
I love your work.
Stas Bernasinski07-Dec-2007 18:16
...what i would give for 1/160!! Thanks for sharing some excellent images and some of the technical detail.
Jordan 09-Aug-2007 16:31
Yikes!
Guest 23-May-2007 03:13
Bravo, fine work my friend, V
Naomi 21-May-2007 01:12
Enchanting! V
Guest 10-May-2007 19:46
It's so nice to view this gallery on slide show with "1" delay. You can easily figured out how each of them move on their own technique and performance. :)
Guest 10-May-2007 19:42
Excellent! I enjoy looking of those ballet dancers hanging on air. Such a great collection. Vote.
Guest 17-Mar-2007 23:44
wow this really incourage me do have my leap even greater n Better! Nicole v. frm tampa fl
Jess 16-Mar-2007 20:56
Alll there is to say is, WOW!
G Castro 08-Mar-2007 01:39
speechless they are just amazing!
Greg Little24-Feb-2007 22:42
Richard,

I agree with Kees. These are amazing. Stumbled on a link to this gallery. Wonderful!
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tamara 24-Jan-2007 03:14
Super! das ist sehr gutes fotografiert :)
Latifa Messaoudi24-Nov-2006 14:33
wonderful wonderful wonderful wnderful!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Kees Terberg24-Aug-2006 19:42
Superb! You are such a hard man to please. I would be chuffed with shots like these, every one of them, and you just refer to missing the 'lightning in a bottle'. In my opinion you have captured it in every shot. A superb gallery, linked by similarities, defined by differences. Beautiful.
Donald Verger20-Aug-2006 14:47
VOTE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SO SO WONDERFUL TO SEE THESE JOYS OF MOVEMENT ALL TOGETHER... your art is vrry ispiring Richard! best , don
Guest 19-Aug-2006 12:25
All great captures, you make it look easy. Voted for this gallery!
Shelley Astill 15-Jun-2006 23:12
gorgeous dancers. I'm a dancer and these pictures make me want to work harder so i can look just as beautiful as them! dancers truely are the athletes of god.
Phyllis Stewart06-May-2006 06:30
Amazing! Wonderful gallery!
Guest 05-Mar-2006 15:55
amazing work Richard, and thanks a lot for letting me see this gallery, thankyou very much,it was worth going through, a wonderful work and precise captures, wow, great work.
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